{"product_id":"godpretty-in-the-tobacco-field-paperback-1","title":"Godpretty in the Tobacco Field - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Michele Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beauty and sweetness weave a diaphanous fabric against the stark backdrop of poverty and cruelty.\"--Sara Gruen, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNameless, Kentucky, in 1969 is a hardscrabble community where jobs are few and poverty is a simple fact--just like the hot Appalachian breeze or the pests that can wipe out a tobacco field in days. RubyLyn Bishop is luckier than some. Her God-fearing uncle, Gunnar, has a short fuse and high expectations, but he's given her a good home ever since she was orphaned at the age of five. Yet now, a month shy of her sixteenth birthday, RubyLyn itches for more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe it's something to do with the paper fortunetellers RubyLyn has been making for townsfolk, each covered with beautifully wrought, prophetic drawings. Or perhaps it's because of Rainey Ford, an African-American neighbor who works alongside her in the tobacco field, and with whom she has a kinship, despite her uncle's worrisome shadow and the town's disapproval. RubyLyn's predictions are just wishful thinking, not magic at all, but through them she's imagining life as it could be, away from the prejudice and hardship that ripple through Nameless. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAtmospheric, poignant, and searingly honest, \u003ci\u003eGodPretty in the Tobacco Field\u003c\/i\u003e follows RubyLyn through the course of one blazing summer, as heartbreaking revelations and life-changing decisions propel her toward a future her fortunetellers never predicted.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Michele Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of Southern fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters of Glass Ferry, Liar's Bench\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGodPretty in the Tobacco Field\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a LibraryReads selection, an IndieNext Pick, a Books-A-Million Best Fiction selection, an Oprah's Buzziest Books pick and a Women's National Book Association Great Group Reads selection. Born in Kentucky and a part-time resident of North Carolina, she is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and an advocate for the prevention of child abuse and domestic violence. Please visit her online at KimMicheleRichardson.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769604669728,"sku":"9781617737350","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ffd66ea7108c6e3fc2986d1a103817ed.webp?v=1780351742","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/godpretty-in-the-tobacco-field-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}